Greece Offers Tax Cheats 50% Penalties Discounts, 10-Year Payment Plans

ATHENS – Trying again to reduce evasion with tax rates up to 45 percent making it difficult – or impossible in some cases – to pay obligations to the state, Greece’s New Democracy will cut in half how much must be paid, only for fines and surcharges.

That’s aimed at providing an incentive although the full amount for the debt must be covered, which could keep debtors owing huge amounts away from the scheme unless amnesty is brought.

Many of Greece’s rich evade taxes by putting their wealth into secret foreign bank accounts while even professionals such as doctors and lawyers declare incomes under 10,000 euros ($10,839) annually to escape rates among the European Union’s highest.

Thirteen fox cubs rescued by Gloucestershire animal rescue centre

An animal rescue centre has said it already has thirteen fox cubs to look after, as it gears up for its busiest season.

Staff at Vale Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, near Tewkesbury, said they are working flat out to keep the young pups bottle-fed, while also preparing for the arrival of many more injured animals.

"We're coming up to our busiest season, the baby season," said wildlife care assistant, Megan Phillips.

"We will start to get the baby birds, the fox cubs, the badger cubs - every sort of baby now.

"The winter season is more about rescuing hedgehogs and pigeons for us, but we are starting to step into our baby season, which does come very quickly.

"We always go from nothing to everything very suddenly!"

Elgin Marbles would be returned to Greece under SNP museum policy

Exclusive: The Elgin Marbles caused a huge diplomatic row between the UK and Greek governments last year, but if the artefact was based in Scotland, the nationalist executive would give it back to Greece.